God sends ‘His blessing’ when His people gather together for worship: Many people like to think of themselves as ‘believers’, yet they show no interest in worshipping together with God’s people. What does God’s Word say about this? – ‘Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let …
Tag: Psalms
“O Lord My God, I Will Give Thanks To You Forever.”
Psalm 30:1-12 ‘I will exalt You, O Lord’(Psalm 30:1). God is not exalted because we exalt Him. We exalt Him because He is exalted: ‘He is exalted, for ever exalted, and I will praise His Name’(Mission Praise,217). How do we come to the point where we say, ‘I will exalt You, O Lord’? We realize …
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Facts, Faith, Feelings
Psalm 46:1-11 "God is our refuge and our strength ..." (Psalm 46;1). "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). First, the truth about God; Then, our feelings are brought into line with the truth about God, Facts; Faith; Feelings * Facts - Christ's death and resurrection for us * Faith - I …
‘Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.’
Psalm 119:105-112 We begin the year with the words of Psalm 119:105 - 'Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path'. This a great text with which to begin the year. It is a great starting-point for these studies in God's Word. As we journey through life with God …
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil” (Psalm 23:4).
"Look," Stephen said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God" (Acts 7:56). Immediately after this great vision of his Saviour, Stephen prayed two prayers - "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" (Acts 7:59); - "Lord, do not hold this sin against them" (Acts 7:60). Stephen's death wasn't …
“The Lord is my strength, my song and my salvation.”
Psalm 118:10-18 "The Lord is my strength, my song and my salvation" (Psalm 118:14). In the Lord, we have the "victory." This fills our hearts with "joy" (Psalm 118:15). "In the tents of the righteous" (Psalm 118:15) - The Lord has made us "righteous", and He calls us to be "righteous." Let us "give thanks …
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‘My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.’
Psalm 42:1-11 As we read God's Word day-by-day, we are to pray for an increase of our desire for God: 'My soul thirsts for God, for the living God' (Psalm 42:2). This is the spiritual experience, referred to in Psalm 42:7 - 'Deep calls to deep'. This is what Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians …
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